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A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.
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In the Old World
Buzzard can mean:
- One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century Birds of prey are Birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing using their keen senses especially vision
- In particular, those in the genus Buteo. Buteo ( Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the Common Buzzard) is a Genus of medium-sized wide-ranging raptors In the Old World, members of this genus are named as "buzzards", but "hawk" is more common in North America. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic
- Specifically, in Europe, the Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, where Buzzard is often used as a synonym. The Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) is a medium to large Bird of prey, whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia.
- Any raptor which has the word buzzard as part of its name.
In the New World
Buzzard can mean:
- A vulture, particularly the American Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture, or as a general term for vultures. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. The New World vulture family Cathartidae contains seven Species found in warm and temperate areas of the Americas. The American Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, also known as the Black Vulture, is a Bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends The Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard (or just "buzzard" is a Bird
- In parts of the United States where they are considered pest, particularly in rural areas, a derogatory term for certain birds of prey, such as the Chickenhawk (a common colloquial name referring to both the Red-tailed Hawk and the Cooper's Hawk), or the Duck hawk (known elsewhere as the Peregrine Falcon). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pest is an organism which has characteristics that are regarded by Humans as injurious or unwanted In the US a Chickenhawk or Chicken Hawk is an unofficial designation for three species of North American Hawks the Cooper's Hawk, the Sharp-shinned The Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium-sized Bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the " The Cooper's Hawk ( Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized Hawk. The Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) also known simply as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America is a The Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) also known simply as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America is a In the U. S. , the term "buzzard" is never used to refer to birds of prey, like hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls, outside of this context. The term hawk can be used in several ways In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the Species in the Subfamily Eagles are large birds of prey which are members of the Bird order Falconiformes and family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera A falcon (fɔlkən or fælkən is any Species of raptor in the Genus Falco. The Owls are an order of birds of prey. Most are Solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e
- Rarely, a derogatory term for any large bird that happens to be a scavenger, such as a raven or albatross (in other words, any large bird that is neither predatory nor flightless). Raven is the common name given to the largest species of Passerine Birds in the Genus Corvus. Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large Seabirds allied to the procellariids, Storm-petrels and Diving-petrels
The Old World and New World uses are almost antonyms. In Lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male: female, long: short
Buteo species
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
- Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
- Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus )
- Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
- Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
- Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
- White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leucorrhous)
- Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
- White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)
- White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
- Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
- Red-backed Hawk (Buteo polyosoma)
- Puna Hawk (Buteo poecilochrous)
- Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
- Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus )
- Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)
- Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis)
- Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
- Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
- Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
- Red-necked Buzzard (Buteo auguralis)
- Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur
- Archer's Buzzard, Buteo archeri
- Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
Other species known as "buzzard"
- Long-tailed Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda)
- Black Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
- Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
- Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
- Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
- White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
- Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer)
- Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus)
- Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
- The honey-buzzards, genus Pernis, superficially resemble Buteo buzzards, hence the name, but are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae. The Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) is a medium to large Bird of prey, whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. The Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium-sized Bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the " The Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) prefers the dry open plains of Turkey, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and The Rough-legged Buzzard ( Buteo lagopus) called the Rough-legged Hawk in North America is a medium-large Bird of prey. The Ferruginous Hawk ( ferruginous = from Latin ferrum - iron ferrgin- iron rust iron-rust color - reddish-brown Buteo regalis The Red-shouldered Hawk, (Buteo lineatus, is a medium-sized Hawk. The Broad-winged Hawk, (Buteo platypterus, is a small Hawk of the Buteo genus The Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni, is a large hawk. Their breeding habitat is Prairie and dry grasslands in western North America The Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris is a small Bird of prey found in Latin America. The Ridgway's Hawk, (Buteo ridgwayi, is a Bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes the Eagles Hawks and Old World UserPolbot. -->The White-rumped Hawk ( Buteo leucorrhous) is a species of Bird of prey in the Accipitridae Short-tailed Hawk, (Buteo brachyurus, is a Bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes the Eagles Hawks and Old World vultures The White-throated Hawk, (Buteo albigula, is a Bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which includes the Eagles Hawks and Old The White-tailed Hawk, (Buteo albicaudatus, is a large bird of prey found in tropical or sub-tropical environments The Galápagos Hawk, ( Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to the Galápagos Islands. UserPolbot. --> The Red-backed Hawk ( Buteo polyosoma) is a species of Bird of prey in the Accipitridae UserPolbot. -->The Puna Hawk ( Buteo poecilochrous) is a species of Bird of prey in the Accipitridae The Grey Hawk or Grey-lined Hawk ( Buteo nitidus) is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges The Zone-tailed Hawk, (Buteo albonotatus, is a medium-sized hawk of warm dry parts of the Americas. The Hawaiian Hawk or ' Io, Buteo solitarius, is a raptor of the Buteo Genus endemic to Hawai'i. UserPolbot. --> The Rufous-tailed Hawk Buse De Patagonie, Aguilucho Cola Colorada, or Busardo Patagón The Mountain Buzzard, (Buteo oreophilus, is a Bird that lives in east and central Africa. UserPolbot. -->The Madagascar Buzzard ( Buteo brachypterus) is a species of Bird of prey in the UserPolbot. -->The Upland Buzzard ( Buteo hemilasius) is a species of Bird of prey in the Accipitridae UserPolbot. -->The Red-necked Buzzard ( Buteo auguralis) is a species of Bird of prey in the Accipitridae The Jackal Buzzard ( Buteo rufofuscus) is a 55-60 cm long African Bird of prey with three main subspecies The Jackal Buzzard ( Buteo rufofuscus) is a 55-60 cm long African Bird of prey with three main subspecies The Jackal Buzzard ( Buteo rufofuscus) is a 55-60 cm long African Bird of prey with three main subspecies UserPolbot. -->The Long-tailed Honey-buzzard ( Henicopernis longicauda) is a species of Bird of prey UserPolbot. -->The Black Honey-buzzard, Bondrée Noire, or Abejero Negro ( Henicopernis infuscatus The Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon, or Black-breasted Kite, is a large Bird of prey in the family Accipitridae and The Lizard Buzzard ( Kaupifalco monogrammicus) is a Bird of prey. UserPolbot. -->The Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) is a species of Bird of prey in the The White-eyed Buzzard ( Butastur teesa) is a medium sized Hawk found in South Asia. The Rufous-winged Buzzard ( Butastur liventer) is an Asian Bird of prey. The Grey-faced Buzzard ( Butastur indicus) is an Asian Bird of prey. A wasp is any Insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a Bee nor Ant. In Roman mythology, the larvae or lemures (singular lemur) were the spectres or spirits of the dead they were the malignant version of the
- European or Eurasian Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
- Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
- Barred Honey-buzzard (Pernis celebensis)
External links
- Buzzard videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Pictures of Buteos, Buzzards and other hawk photos
Dictionary
buzzard
-noun
- In the Old World, any bird of prey of the genus Buteo, having broad wings and a broad tail.
- In North America, a general term for scavenging birds such as the American black vulture, also called American black buzzard (Coragyps atratus), and the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
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